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13 Jan 2025
	Pedia:	Atlas Network	Helps to develop a network of worldwide market-oriented think tanks

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Don't Fund Religious Groups Argues against George W. Bush's proposal to give taxpayers' money to religious organizations, rather than ending similar subsidies to secular groups

	Individual:	George, Henry	Nineteenth century American self-taught economist, author of Progress and Poverty
		Interviews	Mutualism: An interview with Kevin Carson Topic discussed include: mutualism in theory and practice, worker cooperatives and credit unions, small-scale manufacturing, Henry George, worker-managed firms, Lockean land ownership concepts, labor theory of value and political coalitions

	Individual:	Locke, John	17th century English philosopher
		Interviews	Mutualism: An interview with Kevin Carson Topic discussed include: mutualism in theory and practice, worker cooperatives and credit unions, small-scale manufacturing, Henry George, worker-managed firms, Lockean land ownership concepts, labor theory of value and political coalitions

	Topic:	Mutualism	Anarchist doctrine proposed by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
		Articles	Don't Fund Religious Groups Argues against George W. Bush's proposal to give taxpayers' money to religious organizations, rather than ending similar subsidies to secular groups
		Interviews	Mutualism: An interview with Kevin Carson Topic discussed include: mutualism in theory and practice, worker cooperatives and credit unions, small-scale manufacturing, Henry George, worker-managed firms, Lockean land ownership concepts, labor theory of value and political coalitions

	Topic:	Religious liberty	Freedom to practice any or no religion
		Articles	Don't Fund Religious Groups Argues against George W. Bush's proposal to give taxpayers' money to religious organizations, rather than ending similar subsidies to secular groups

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Don't Fund Religious Groups Argues against George W. Bush's proposal to give taxpayers' money to religious organizations, rather than ending similar subsidies to secular groups

10 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Anarcho-capitalism	Political theory that rejects governmental authority and advocates laissez-faire capitalism

	Individual:	Block, Walter	Professor of economics, Loyola University and Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute
		Podcasts	Walter Block Is an Anarchist Rockwell asks Block whether he is an anarchist and they discuss various books and articles that cover the topic

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Interviews	Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian? Interview by Kenny Johnsson for the short-lived "The Liberal Post" blog; topics discussed include libertarianism, statism, war, elections, taxes, anarchism and the U.S. Constitution

	Individual:	Rockwell, Lew	President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com
		Podcasts	Walter Block Is an Anarchist Rockwell asks Block whether he is an anarchist and they discuss various books and articles that cover the topic

9 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Anarcho-capitalism	Political theory that rejects governmental authority and advocates laissez-faire capitalism
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)
			Friedman, David (1945-) Biographical essay, including list of books authored by Friedman

	Group:	Foundation for Economic Education	One of the oldest free-market organizations in the U.S., founded in 1946 to study and advance the freedom philosophy
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

	Individual:	Friedman, David D.	Professor of Law and Economics
		Reference	Friedman, David (1945-) Biographical essay, including list of books authored by Friedman

	Individual:	Harper, F. A.	Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

	Group:	Humane Studies, Institute for	Assists graduate and undergraduate students interested in individual liberty
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

	Individual:	Poirot, Paul L.	Editor of The Freeman (1956-1987)
		Articles	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Writings	Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Volker Fund and the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

8 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Anarchism, Individualist	Anarchism that emphasizes the individual and his or her preferences over other considerations

	Topic:	Anarcho-capitalism	Political theory that rejects governmental authority and advocates laissez-faire capitalism
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Individual:	Barnett, Randy	Professor of law at Boston University
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Topic:	Ethics	Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Work:	For a New Liberty	Book by Murray Rothbard in which he advocated anarchic libertarianism, first published in 1973
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Individual:	Molinari, Gustave de	19th century Belgian/French economist, considered the originator of market-anarchism
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Pedia:	Mont Pelerin Society	Aims to strengthen the principles and practice of a free society

	Individual:	Rand, Ayn	Objectivist philosopher, novelist
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

	Work:	Voluntary Servitude, Discourse on	16th century French text arguing that rulers stay in power due to the submissive and obedient behavior of the subjects
		Articles	Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography Lists multiple books as well as Journal of Libertarian Studies articles considered essential to understanding anarcho-capitalism, categorized into Rothbard and Austro-Libertarianism, Alternative Approaches, Precursors and Congenial Writings

7 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Cold War	The struggle between the so-called superpowers and their respective allies during the second half of the 20th century
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Pedia:	Humane Studies, Institute for	Assists graduate and undergraduate students interested in individual liberty

	Pedia:	Independent Institute	Libertarian public policy research organization founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux

	Place:	Japan	Archipelago off the northeast coast of Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Nippon-koku
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Pedia:	Libertarian Party	Political party founded in 1971 to advocate for libertarian issues in the United States

	Work:	Liberty	Periodical published from 1881 to 1908 by Benjamin Tucker where he and mutliple contributors developed the individualist anarchist philosophy
		Books	The Debates of Liberty: An Overview of Individualist Anarchism, 1881-1908 Excerpts available at WendyMcElroy.com; partial contents: Benjamin Tucker, Liberty, and Individualist Anarchism - On the State and Politics - On Violence - Egoism v- Natural Rights - Children's Rights - Intellectual Property - Trial by Jury

	Topic:	Military Industrial Complex	The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Individual:	Orwell, George	British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Writings	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Topic:	Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

	Topic:	World War II	Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945
		Articles	Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War

6 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Anarchism, Individualist	Anarchism that emphasizes the individual and his or her preferences over other considerations
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Arms, Right to Keep and Bear	Right of individuals to own firearms
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Topic:	Army, Standing	A permanently established army of paid or conscripted soldiers and other military personnel
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Individual:	Badnarik, Michael	Software engineer, 2004 Libertarian Presidential candidate
		Videos	Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate C-SPAN Program ID 182059 - 6, 40:47 mins; includes video and closed-captioning transcript

	Individual:	Cleyre, Voltairine de	American anarchist writer, lecturer and activist
		Writings	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Communism	Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Place:	Europe	By convention, a continent comprising the westernmost area of Eurasia
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Individual:	Henry, Patrick	American revolutionary figure, famous for "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
		Writings	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Topic:	Imperialism	Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Topic:	Labor	Human physical and mental skills available to produce goods and services
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Topic:	Mutualism	Anarchist doctrine proposed by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	Rights	Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due
		Articles	Liberty or Empire? Excerpt of speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention; criticizes several clauses of the proposed Constitution and warns about the possibility of a U.S. President becoming even worse than a king

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

	Individual:	Tucker, Benjamin	American individualist anarchist, publisher of the 19th century Liberty periodical
		Articles	Anarchism Examines various economic propositions for anarchism (socialist, communist, individualist and mutualist) and opines that all could be tried out; reprinted in Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre (New York: Mother Earth, 1914), 96-117

3 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Educational freedom	Absence of coercion in learning and educating

	Topic:	Life extension	Methods for slowing or reversing aging and extending human life

	Topic:	Personal responsibility	Accepting the consequences of one's actions

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life

2 Jan 2025
	Topic:	Economic Freedom	Absence of coercion or controls over economic activities
		Websites	Economic Freedom \| Fraser Institute

	Topic:	Minimum Wage Laws	Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor
		Videos	Panel Discussion on Minimum Wage Debate held at the 2014 FreedomFest between Mary Ruwart and Jeff Waddoups, professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

	Individual:	Ruwart, Mary	Pharmaceutical research scientist, author of Healing Our World, 2008 LP presidential aspirant
		Videos	Panel Discussion on Minimum Wage Debate held at the 2014 FreedomFest between Mary Ruwart and Jeff Waddoups, professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

31 Dec 2024
	Topic:	American War Between the States	Conflict between the U.S. northern and southern states, which seceded to form the Confederacy
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Individual:	Garrison, William Lloyd	Nineteenth century American journalist and abolitionist
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Place:	Kansas	The Sunflower State
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner
		Articles	Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Topic:	Life	The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived
		Articles	Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Topic:	Marriage	Formalized consensual and contractual relationships between individuals
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Place:	Massachusetts	The Bay State - ratified Constitution 6 Feb 1788
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Individual:	McElroy, Wendy	Author, individualist feminist
		Writings	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Property	Tangible goods owned or claimed by one or more individuals
		Articles	Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Topic:	Repression, Moral	Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Group:	Republican Party	United States
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy
			Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Group:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	Self-Ownership: The Foundation of Freedom At a time when George W. Bush was intent on "spreading freedom around the world", argues for a simple definition of "freedom" and exploring the implications of the definition

	Topic:	Speech, Freedom of	Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

	Individual:	Warren, Josiah	Nineteenth century American anarchist, founder of the Modern Times colony (now Brentwood, New York)
		Articles	The Roots of Individualist Feminism in 19th-Century America Introduction to Freedom, Feminism, and the State (1991), a collection of 22 essays edited by McElroy

30 Dec 2024
	Individual:	Hess, Karl	Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter
		Articles	Property and Force: A Reply to Matt Bruenig Responds to blogger Bruenig's criticism of the essay "One Moral Standard for All"; with quotes or examples from Roderick Long, Murray Rothbard, Gary Chartier, David Hume and Karl Hess

	Individual:	Hume, David	18th century Scottish philosopher
		Articles	Property and Force: A Reply to Matt Bruenig Responds to blogger Bruenig's criticism of the essay "One Moral Standard for All"; with quotes or examples from Roderick Long, Murray Rothbard, Gary Chartier, David Hume and Karl Hess

	Topic:	Non-aggression principle	The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another
		Articles	Property and Force: A Reply to Matt Bruenig Responds to blogger Bruenig's criticism of the essay "One Moral Standard for All"; with quotes or examples from Roderick Long, Murray Rothbard, Gary Chartier, David Hume and Karl Hess

	Work:	Prisoner, The	1967-68 British TV series starring Patrick McGoohan
		Websites	The Prisoner U.S. Home Page Includes memorable quotes in MP3 format, a "theories" page attempting to answer various questions, and links to several other websites

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	The Natural Right of Property Examines Thomas Hodgskin's philosophy, in particular his writings on property rights in The Natural and Artificial Right of Property Contrasted (1832)

	Individual:	Rand, Ayn	Objectivist philosopher, novelist
		Interviews	An Interview with Ayn Rand Presented by C-SPAN American Writers II program on 15 May 2002; original interview was part of the "Understanding Our World" series produced by the University of Michigan
		Videos	C-SPAN American Writers II: Writings of Ayn Rand Guests: Eric Daniels, professor of political history, Duke University; Jeff Britting, producer of Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life; Leonard Peikoff, author of Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand; includes clips of Rand herself

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	Property and Force: A Reply to Matt Bruenig Responds to blogger Bruenig's criticism of the essay "One Moral Standard for All"; with quotes or examples from Roderick Long, Murray Rothbard, Gary Chartier, David Hume and Karl Hess

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Natural Right of Property Examines Thomas Hodgskin's philosophy, in particular his writings on property rights in The Natural and Artificial Right of Property Contrasted (1832)

27 Dec 2024
	Individual:	Epstein, Richard	Professor of law at the University of Chicago
		Writings	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Individual:	Hayek, F. A.	Austrian economist, winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	Life	The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived
		Articles	Individual Rights or Civil Rights? Contrasts the right not to be discriminated against with the right of freedom of association and concludes that one of them is invalid, also discussing private vs. government discrimination

	Individual:	Nozick, Robert	Professor of philosophy, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	Rights	Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due
		Articles	Individual Rights or Civil Rights? Contrasts the right not to be discriminated against with the right of freedom of association and concludes that one of them is invalid, also discussing private vs. government discrimination

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

26 Dec 2024
	Group:	Justice, Institute for	Libertarian public interest law firm
		Articles	Chip Mellor, Institute for Justice Visionary Cofounder and Former President, Has Passed Away Memorial essay

	Individual:	Mellor, Chip	Co-founder, President and General Counsel of the Institute for Justice
		Articles	Chip Mellor, Institute for Justice Visionary Cofounder and Former President, Has Passed Away Memorial essay

	Individual:	Nolan, David	Co-founder of U.S. Libertarian Party, creator of political beliefs chart
		Writings	The essence of liberty: What is it that really makes one a libertarian? Discusses five points of "no compromise" that Nolan considered essential to libertarianism

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The essence of liberty: What is it that really makes one a libertarian? Discusses five points of "no compromise" that Nolan considered essential to libertarianism

	Work:	Two Treatises of Government	Books authored by John Locke, one attacks the divine right of kings and the other discusses his views on the proper role of government

24 Dec 2024
	Pedia:	Trade	Exchange of goods and services usually indirectly by the use of a widely accepted medium

	Topic:	Trade	Exchange of goods and services usually indirectly by the use of a widely accepted medium

23 Dec 2024
	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Individual:	Herbert, Auberon	Nineteenth century English philosopher and Member of Parliament
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Individual:	McElroy, Wendy	Author, individualist feminist
		Writings	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Individual:	Spencer, Herbert	19th century English philosopher
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Topic:	Voluntaryism	Libertarian philosophy that advocates non-political strategies to delegitimize the State
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Auberon Herbert, Part 1 First part of biographical essay on Auberon Herbert; discusses Spencer's influence on him, his views on anarchism vs. voluntaryism, self-ownership, majority rule, war and imperialism

20 Dec 2024
	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Myth of the Rational Voter Posits that voters mistaken beliefs, in particular about economics, do not "cancel each other out" but instead they compound; lead essay of forum on "Majority Fools: Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy"

	Individual:	Economists	Students and teachers of economics
		Articles	The Myth of the Rational Voter Posits that voters mistaken beliefs, in particular about economics, do not "cancel each other out" but instead they compound; lead essay of forum on "Majority Fools: Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy"

	Topic:	Ethics	Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct

	Place:	Ontario	Most populous Canadian province
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.40, rank: 2

	Topic:	Psychology	The sudy of the mind and of human behavior
		Articles	The Myth of the Rational Voter Posits that voters mistaken beliefs, in particular about economics, do not "cancel each other out" but instead they compound; lead essay of forum on "Majority Fools: Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy"

19 Dec 2024
	Topic:	Attacks of 11 September 2001	Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Individual:	Eisenhower, Dwight D.	Thirty-fourth president of the United States
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Topic:	Military Industrial Complex	The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Topic:	Political philosopy	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government

	Group:	Republican Party	United States
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Political Thought of Étienne de La Boétie Introduction to The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude (Free Life Editions, 1975), translated by Harry Kurz; summarizes the key insights of La Boétie's work

	Work:	Why We Fight	2005 documentary, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival
		Articles	Q & A with Karen Kwiatkowski Video and transcript of the C-SPAN program; Lamb interviews Kwiatkowski about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and her participation in the 2005 film Why We Fight

18 Dec 2024
	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Place:	Great Britain	Island territories in western Europe, ruled since 1921 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.88, rank: 12

	Place:	Taiwan	Island off the southeast coast of China, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Mínguó
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.71, rank: 19

	Place:	Tanzania	Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.40, rank: 95

	Place:	Turkey	Territory in southwest Asia and southeast Europe, ruled since 1923 by the Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.57, rank: 138

	Place:	Ukraine	Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the republic of Uryad Ukrayiny
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.12, rank: 150

	Place:	United Arab Emirates	Territory in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1971 by the Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.39, rank: 45

	Place:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 8.09, rank: 5

	Place:	Uruguay	Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1828 by the República Oriental del Uruguay
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.04, rank: 57

	Place:	Venezuela	Territory in northern South America, ruled since 1999 by the República Bolivariana de Venezuela
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 3.02, rank: 165

	Place:	Vietnam	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1976 by the Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.23, rank: 99

	Place:	Yemen	Territory in the southern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1990 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 4.68, rank: 156

	Place:	Zimbabwe	Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1980 by the Republic of Zimbabwe
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 3.53, rank: 164

17 Dec 2024
	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Crazy Arithmetic of Voting In the wake of Super Tuesday 2008, reviews the "Voting Versus the Market" chapter of Bruno Leoni's Freedom and the Law (1961)
			Don't Get Out the Vote Examines the writings of Bryan Caplan and Michael Huemer to determine whether get-out-the-vote campaigns are beneficial in any way

	Topic:	Political philosopy	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government
		Articles	The Crazy Arithmetic of Voting In the wake of Super Tuesday 2008, reviews the "Voting Versus the Market" chapter of Bruno Leoni's Freedom and the Law (1961)
			Don't Get Out the Vote Examines the writings of Bryan Caplan and Michael Huemer to determine whether get-out-the-vote campaigns are beneficial in any way

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The Crazy Arithmetic of Voting In the wake of Super Tuesday 2008, reviews the "Voting Versus the Market" chapter of Bruno Leoni's Freedom and the Law (1961)
			Don't Get Out the Vote Examines the writings of Bryan Caplan and Michael Huemer to determine whether get-out-the-vote campaigns are beneficial in any way

	Place:	Romania	Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Statul Român
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.41, rank: 43

	Place:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.93, rank: 119

	Place:	Saudi Arabia	Territory in southwestern Asia, ruled since 1932 by the Āl Sa‘ūd family
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.03, rank: 58

	Place:	Senegal	Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Sénégal
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.99, rank: 110

	Place:	Serbia	Territory in southeastern Europe, ruled since 2006 by the Republika Srbija
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.70, rank: 79

	Place:	Singapore	Islands in southeast Asia, ruled since 1965 by the Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó/Republic of Singapore
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 8.55, rank: 2

	Place:	Somalia	Territory in eastern Africa, nominally ruled since 1960 by the Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.95, rank: 116

	Place:	South Africa	Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1994 by the Republic of South Africa
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.65, rank: 81

	Place:	Spain	Territory in southwestern Europe, ruled since 1975 by the Reino de España
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.54, rank: 30

	Place:	Sweden	Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1905 by the Konungariket Sverige
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.61, rank: 25

	Place:	Switzerland	Territory in west central Europe, ruled since 1848 by the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 8.43, rank: 3

	Place:	Syria	Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 4.28, rank: 162

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	The Crazy Arithmetic of Voting In the wake of Super Tuesday 2008, reviews the "Voting Versus the Market" chapter of Bruno Leoni's Freedom and the Law (1961)
			Don't Get Out the Vote Examines the writings of Bryan Caplan and Michael Huemer to determine whether get-out-the-vote campaigns are beneficial in any way

16 Dec 2024
	Place:	Austria	Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1955 by the Republik Österreich
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.62, rank: 23

	Individual:	Böhm von Bawerk, Eugen	Nineteenth century Austrian economist and minister of Finance
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Place:	Colonies, Thirteen	The 13 original colonies whose representatives signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, defined by law
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Topic:	Law, Rule of	Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Individual:	Mill, John Stuart	Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty
		Videos	John Stuart Mill: A Biography Lamb interviews Nicholas Capaldi, author of John Stuart Mill: A Biography

	Place:	Netherlands	Territory in northwest Europe, ruled since 1815 by the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.74, rank: 18

	Place:	New Zealand	Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1947 by the Monarchy of New Zealand
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 8.39, rank: 4

	Place:	Nicaragua	Territory in Central America, ruled since 1987 by the República de Nicaragua
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.42, rank: 94

	Place:	Nigeria	Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.96, rank: 113

	Individual:	Opitz, Edmund A.	20th century American author, longtime contributor to the Foundation for Economic Education
		Writings	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Place:	Pakistan	Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1956 by the Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 5.62, rank: 134

	Place:	Panama	Territory in south Central America, ruled since 1903 by the República de Panama
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.62, rank: 23

	Place:	Peru	Territory in western South America, ruled since 1993 by the República del Perú
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.41, rank: 43

	Place:	Philippines	Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1946 by the Republika ng Pilipinas
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 7.01, rank: 59

	Place:	Poland	Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Rzeczpospolita Polska
		Measures of Freedom	Economic Freedom Summary Index 2022 overall score: 6.85, rank: 70

	Topic:	Political philosopy	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Individual:	Smith, Adam	Eighteenth century Scottish economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Group:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976

	Topic:	Speech, Freedom of	Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself
		Articles	Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand Explains mercantilism, the rationales for political power, government's proper role, Smith's "invisible hand" metaphor, his concept of "equality, liberty and justice" and how a free society allocates economic goods; based on a lecture given 17 Feb 1976